a town of Austria, capital of a cognominal circle in Bohemia, on the right bank of the Elbe, here crossed by a long bridge, and on the Prague and Dresden Railway, 48 miles N. by W. of the former, and 69 S. by E. of the latter. It is the see of a bishop, and contains a cathedral of the eleventh century, a town-house, hospital, a college, and a theological school. Coach-building, and the making of straw hats and musical instruments, are carried on. It has also a brisk trade in the wine and grain of its fertile neighbourhood. Pop. 7100.